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Project Snapshot 1 – Development of a e-governance portal for the Delhi
Electricity Regulatory Commission
THE CHALLENGE
DERC is a Govt of Delhi body which oversees the Electricity tariffs and regulations and policies
concerning power and power distribution throughout the capital state of New Delhi, India.
India’s government policies envisage E-governance as part of its vision for the 21st century.
As part of this drive made by the central government state government bodies like DERC have
also provided a public interface to most of its activities as part of transparent governance.
Espire was chosen to be the IT partner of DERC to provide IT services as part of this E-
governance initiative.
ESPIRE’S OFFERINGS
Espire designed and developed the Web site for DERC. The hallmark of the Web site is the
plethora of information available about the various departments at DERC. Informationregarding purchase tenders, regulatory policies, licensing, metering, and legal, recruitment and
publications are easily accessible by the public.
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Features of the Applications developed
In addition, the Web site provides the facility for online recruitment and legal petition
management.
The online recruitment module provided users to apply for a job online. It allowed the
administrators to publish jobs vacant at DERC and to view all online applications made throughthe system.
The petition module allowed the legal division at DERC to publish all the legal petition
information available to the public. The general public is able to search and track the progress
of there cases running at DERC. Petitions here involve legal cases which were being arbitrated
by DERC. These could be by two power companies or by any individual citizen against any
power company. Here the entire workflow pertaining to a legal petition is tracked through the
system which is from filing a petition to hearing of the petitions to a final order being passed.
This includes review and appeal petition management.
Espire's team participated through the design, development, test and deployment phases of
the Web portal. Espire's team worked closely with SME’s at DERC and ensured that the portal
was delivered true to the specifications and requirements provided by DERC while adhering tothe stringent Web site usability and accessibility criteria set by the independent consultants
and external agencies such as the NIC (National Information Centre, the IT statutory arm of the
Govt of India) engaged by DERC.
ESPIRE’S VALUE ADDITION
Apart from a thorough understanding of the significance importance of the e-governance
domain, Espire also enjoys splendid expertise in boosting the industry through suitable
technological augmentation. It has already made an indelible mark in serving this industry, and
is all set for further achievements. Espire's technological erudition is an organization's best bet
for accentuating the service quality, paving the way for fabulous business growth.
BUSINESS BENEFITS
Both the online recruitment as well as the petition modules was able to drastically bring about
automation within the departments as paper work was largely reduced. The departments were
also able to effectively track the working and efficiency was greatly enhanced across the
organization.
TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES
System Architecture n-Tier Web Architecture
Server Apache Tomcat 6.0
Operating System Windows® 2003 Server
RDBMS Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Technologies J2EE, Hibernate, Ajax
Tools Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project
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Project Snapshot 2 – Development of MS SharePoint based Portal for a
world bank supported organization
THE CLIENT
The client was established in May 1999 with the support of the World Bank. It aims to provide
high quality capacity building and training on infrastructure regulation, and related topics, in
South Asia and to stimulate research on the subject by building a network of regional and
international institutions and individuals that are active in the field. It also aims at facilitating
effective and efficient regulation of utility and infrastructure industries, initiate beneficial
exchange of knowledge and expertise, and set the trend of rapid implementation of global best
practices.
THE VISION
SAFIR aims to provide high quality capacity building and training on infrastructure regulation,
and related topics, in South Asia. Specific objectives of SAFIR are:
Provide a platform for experience sharing amongst the regulators of the region
Build regulatory decision-making and response capacity in South Asia
Facilitate the regulatory process
Conduct training programs to serve regulatory agencies and other stakeholders
Spur research on regulatory issues
Provide a databank of information relating to regulatory reform processes and
experiences
Create Awareness about the need for Infrastructure development across geographies.
THE CHALLENGE
The client had their Virtual Working group which met to discuss various issues. These groups
consisted of members spread across various South Asian Countries. The challenge was to
provide them with a platform where they could discuss and read about issues related to
infrastructure development.
ESPIRE’S OFFERINGS
Espire redesigned the whole web portal with various advanced functionalities and interfaces as
required to make it as user friendly as possible with enhanced CMS capabilities and richer look
and feel. Espire redesigned the web portal such that the proper workflow was maintained,
content was effectively managed and day-to-day updations were made possible without help
of any vendor. The features added by Espire to the existing portal are enumerated as fo llows:
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Portal with Document Management System ( E library )
Discussion Forum where members of the Virtual meeting group could discuss different
topics in hand without having to actually be physically present.
Controlled access grant to the partner organizations for content accessibility
Enhanced look and feel
Better user experience
Safe data maintenance mechanism
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Project Snapshot 3 – Development of an Award Winning Suite of 53
Tourism Promotion Web Portals
THE CHALLENGE
While VisitBritain had an existing Web site for promoting Britain; it had to be designed and
developed afresh to serve the business needs. However, for England, the Web sites were to be
designed and developed from ground up. For promoting England, a suite of 5 Web sites
(variants) and for promoting Britain, a suite of 48 Web sites (variants) was thought of. These
Web sites needed not just to provide information on tourism in England and Britain, hotel
accommodation, and various events & attractions, but also ensure that England and Britain
were positioned in the customers' mindscape as the choicest tourist destinations.
ESPIRE’S OFFERINGS
Espire designed and developed the Web sites for promoting England and Britain for VisitBritain.
The hallmark of the Web sites is the plethora of information pertinent to various tourist
attractions across the English regions and Britain, the various places to stay, holiday ideas,destination guides and maps, journey planner, best deals on accommodation & eating out and
various events & attractions that could appeal to the prospective international or domestic
tourists.
In addition, the Web sites provide the facility for online shopping for theatre, train and
museum tickets, guidebooks and maps. Together, the Web sites are the most widely used Web
applications for tourism and travel information about England and Britain.
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Features of the Application
Espire's team participated through the design, development, test and deployment phases of
the Web sites. Espire's team worked closely with VisitBritain’s in-house technical teams and
other suppliers and ensured that the Web sites were delivered true to the specifications and
requirements provided by VisitBritain while adhering to the stringent Web site usability and
accessibility criteria set by the independent consultants and external agencies engaged by
VisitBritain.
Espire also implemented the Tridion CMS v5.2 in the Web sites. It ensured maintenance of
various types of data and access of data at other sources across the network, thereby aptly
addressing VisitBritain's business objectives. It provided comprehensive functionality to
VisitBritain, applying strategic content to its Internet, Intranet and Extranet sites. It also
incorporated workflow management and the ability to allow content to be used for non-Web
purposes, such as brochures, PDF f iles and other marketing collaterals.
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ESPIRE’S VALUE ADDITION
Apart from a thorough understanding of the significance importance of the Travel & Tourism
industry, Espire also enjoys splendid expertise in boosting the industry through suitable
technological augmentation. It has already made an indelible mark in serving this industry, and
is all set for further achievements. Espire's technological erudition is an organization's best bet
for accentuating the service quality, paving the way for fabulous business growth.
BUSINESS BENEFITS
The 5 variants of the Web site for promoting England were launched on September 18, 2006
and the first Britain promotion Web site was launched in April 2007. Espire's technological
expertise enabled VisitBritain achieve its challenging business goals of marketing England and
Britain as tourist heavens. As a testimony to VisitBritain's vision and Espire's acumen in design
and development of Web portals, the England promotion Web site was awarded the most
coveted award of “Europe's Leading Tourist Information Web site” at the World Travel Awards
2007 (http://www.worldtravelawards.com/winners2007-8). It would not be out of place to
mention that VisitBritain has been nominated for the award of world’s leading tourist Board
and London has been nominated as the world's leading destination
(http://www.worldtravelawards.com/nominees2008-1).
Further, VisitBritain has been nominated for the award of Europe's leading tourist board and
London has been nominated as Europe’s leading destination
(http://www.worldtravelawards.com/ nominees2008-8). Another indicator of the success of
the two Web site suites is the approximately 10 million Web page views received by the
England promotion Web site and 18 million Web page views received by the Web site suite
promoting Britain in the 2007 - 08 fiscal (source: VisitBritain).
Both Web site suites had advanced Internet-based data management and data integration
technology to deliver interactive visitor information services. It also ensured easier nominated
for the award of world's leading tourist board and access for tourism businesses and
organisations to manage their own data online, and to source business intelligence andelectronic government information. This enhanced their capacity to conduct business via the
Internet.
TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES
System Architecture n-Tier Web Architecture
Server Microsoft Internet Information Services Version 6.0
Operating System Windows® 2003 Server
RDBMS Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Technologies Microsoft .NET 2.0, Tridion Content Management
System v5.2, Adobe Flash, XML, XSLT, CSS, TridionContent Management System v5.2
Tools Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project
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Project Snapshot 4 – Developing webportal for a leader in education
sector
Client
Client is a major education provider in India. Client has impeccable infrastructure facilities for
quality teaching and learning activities spread all over India. The beautiful school buildings take
care of children at every step. Client’s school campus provides extensive support for the
physical development of the child. Every part of the system & infrastructure is unique and
brings with it a distinctive charm to the learners.
Challenge Client wanted to have a web based School Management System with different modules like
Student Management System, Human Resource Management, Client Management System and
Project Management System. Each of these systems has different set of users and needed to
have different access credentials. The Client desired to have a Single Sign-on (SSO) access
mechanism.
Espire Offering
Espire developed a School Management System with all the required modules. The application
was a web based system, where user can access the system both from Internet and Intranet.
The user needs to sign one time to get access to all the embedded system in the portal.
Reverse function “Single Sign Off” was also implemented in the developed application. The
system was designed to minimize the number of times that users must type their ID and
password to sign into multiple applications. The E-SSO solution automatically logs users in, and
acts as a password-filler where automatic login is not possible
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Key Features
Single sign on access of the system for the concerned users.
Data Consolidation and report generation.
Role based access system for Admin, Faculty, Staff, Students, Parents and Management
Designing and sending the newsletters to the subscribers.
Added functionalities of Attendance Management System with Student Assessment
System
Tracking bounced e-mail newsletters, newsletters sent and opened by contacts.
Business Benefits
This project became a testimony to Espire's celebrated dominance of key Microsoft
technologies such as WSS and CMS services. By effectively exploiting its command in these
technologies, Espire developed an Intranet portal for Client, which is working as a robust
information system.
Improved information sharing and collaboration across an organization
Integrated and Distributed Computing Environment.
Increases Productivity and Effectiveness by promoting sharing of knowledge and ideas
and provide a single, secure, reliable access to a company’s private information.
Tools and technology
System Architecture n-Tier Web Architecture
Server Microsoft Internet Information Services Version 6.0
Operating System Windows® 2003 Server
RDBMS Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Technologies Microsoft .NET 2.0, Adobe Flash, XML, XSLT, CSS,
Tools Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project
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Project Snapshot 5 – Development of a web based tourism portal for a
government organization
Client
The Client is an autonomous organization of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, isone of the premier institutes in the country offering education, training, research and
consultancy in sustainable management of tourism, travel and other allied sectors.
Challenge Developing a tourism portal which could give a boost to the tourism sector
Having a facility to search various types of information on website
Providing easy functionality for creating and updating of user profile
Modern look and feel with easy to use and download facility
Providing security features
Espire Offering
Espire designed and developed the Web sites for promoting the Indian tourism with focus on
Madhya Pradesh state. The hallmark of the Web sites is the plethora of information pertinent
to various tourist attractions across the Madhya Pradesh regions and India, the various places
to stay, holiday ideas, destination guides and maps, journey planner, best deals on
accommodation & eating out and various events & attractions that could appeal to the
prospective international or domestic tourists.
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Features of application
Espire's team participated through the design, development, test and deployment phases of
the Web sites. Espire's team worked closely with Client’s in-house technical teams and other
suppliers and ensured that the Web sites were delivered true to the specifications and
requirements provided by Client while adhering to the stringent Web site usability and
accessibility criteria set by the independent consultants and external agencies engaged byClient.
Benefits
Espire's technological expertise enabled Client achieve its challenging business goals of
marketing Madhya Pradesh as tourist heavens. As a testimony to Client's vision and Espire's
acumen in design and development of Web portals, the Client promotion Web site was
appreciated by all the stake holders.
The Website had advanced Internet-based data management and data integration technology
to deliver interactive visitor information services. It also ensured easier nominated for the
award of world's leading tourist board and access for tourism businesses and organisations to
manage their own data online, and to source business intelligence and electronic governmentinformation.
TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES
System Architecture n-Tier Web Architecture
Server Microsoft Internet Information Services Version 6.0
Operating System Windows® 2003 Server
RDBMS Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Technologies Microsoft .NET 2.0, Adobe Flash, XML, XSLT, CSS
Tools Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project